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SEC v. Medical Committee For Human Rights

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Docket No.: 
70-61
Petitioner: 
Securities and Exchange Commission
Respondent: 
Medical Committee For Human Rights
Heard By: 
Burger Court (1971-1972)
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
404 U.S. 403 (1972)
Argued: 
Wednesday, November 10, 1971
Decided: 
Monday, January 10, 1972
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Mootness

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The Oyez Project, SEC v. Medical Committee For Human Rights , 404 U.S. 403 (1972)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_70_61)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for SEC, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Article 3, Section 2, Paragraph 1: Case or Controversy Requirement

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote a dissent
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Did not participate
Powell
Did not participate
Rehnquist

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall